A red-tailed creature was found in a pond at Crystal Park in Donghai County, Lianyungang. Experts have confirmed that it is an aquatic crustacean contemporary with dinosaurs. It appeared more than 200 million years ago and is known as a fairy shrimp. The fairy shrimp, about two centimeters long, was transparent and emitted a faint yellow fluorescence. Its red tail is particularly conspicuous and its posture in the water is quite elegant.
It is an aquatic animal belonging to the family of hairpin frontal worms. Even after more than 200 million years of evolution, the fairy shrimp's form has changed very little. The life cycle of fairy shrimp is only 2-3 months, but its eggs have a strong vitality and can withstand severe cold and heat. Smaller than sand, fairy shrimp eggs have a hard protective shell. This is a real thermal shield which can resist boiling in water and still be viable.
A tiny egg can wait 10,000 years until the water comes in, until the day when the environment is right for hatching. They can be called a miracle of the biological world. Fairy shrimp eggs also have a very open-ended skill. If their water dries up, their eggs can still survive in a dry environment for a very long time. A small egg can wait for decades until water is available. Once they experience sufficient precipitation, their eggs can hatch again. Fairy shrimp eggs are immortalized in drought, heat and cold. It is with this skill that fairy shrimp have survived to this day.
The fairy shrimp is not a rare or protected species. It will survive as long as the conditions are right. A few years ago, experts found traces of fairy shrimp in rice paddies and small ponds on the outskirts of Nanjing. However, due to the difficulty of catching them in the wild and the lack of careful discovery, there are fewer and unfamiliar records about fairy shrimp. Fairy shrimp like to swim with their heads up. Secondly, they are small in size, have little meat, and are available in small quantities at a time, so no one eats them. Few people are aware of its existence due to its little use. ?